Santana - Festival (2016) [Hi-Res]

The legendary Santana set the music world on fire back in the late-60s with their hypnotic blend of Latin-fused rock, jazz and soul, augmented with the brilliant and skillful musicianship of their leader and guitarist Carlos Santana. Bursting onto the scene initially with the worldwide smash hit single 'Evil Ways,' this first offering would prove to become a huge catalyst for things to come. The guitar icon would take the band to the top of all the popular music charts with the release of the 1976 fusion classic Festival which would yield a plethora of hit singles like 'Carnaval,' 'Let The Children Play,' and 'Give Me Love,' to go along with additional album standouts such as the rocking 'Let The Music Set You Free' and powerful 'Reach Up.' In addition to Carlos Santana on lead guitar, the masterful 10-song set features Leon Patillo on lead vocals and keyboards, and longtime associates Tom Coster (keyboards), Jose Areas (percussion) and Paul Jackson (bass).

„Santana's follow-up to its comeback album, Amigos, was another David Rubinson-produced effort that moved back toward more of a Latin rock feel, although it retained an essentially pop focus -- 'The River' was the first real vocal ballad on a Santana album. If any doubt still existed that the group was no longer a band of equals but a platform for its lead guitarist, the current lineup dispelled that; Carlos Santana was now the only original member of the band left. Although the album went gold, the lack of a hit single hurt the album's commercial standing; its number 27 peak was the lowest yet for a Santana band album.“ (William Ruhlmann, AMG)

Carlos Santana, guitar, bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals
Oren Waters, vocals, background vocals
Maxine Willard Waters, vocals, background vocals
Francisco Zavala, vocals, background vocals
Leon Patillo, keyboards, percussion, piano, vocals, background vocals
Tom Coster, keyboards, percussion, synthesizer, vocals
Pablo Téllez, bass, percussion, vocals, background vocals
Paul Jackson, bass
Gaylord Birch, drums, percussion, tympani
José 'Chepitó' Areas, conga, percussion, timbalesv Raul Rekow, conga, percussion, background vocals
Joel Badie, percussion, vocals, background vocals
Julia Waters, background vocals

Recorded 1976 at Wally Heider Recording, San Francisco
Engineered by Fred Catero
Produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.